rhyton

English

A rhyton

Etymology

Ancient Greek ῥυτόν (rhutón), ultimately from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌɪtɒn/

Noun

rhyton (plural rhytons or rhyta)

1. A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.
2. A Thracian drinking horn.

Translations

a drinking vessel

• Bulgarian: рито́н (bg) m (ritón)
• Catalan: ríton m
• Corsican: ritonu m
• Finnish: rhyton
• Greek: ρυτό (el) n (rytó)

  Ancient: ῥυτόν n (rhutón)

• Italian: ritone m
• Persian: تکوک (fa) (takôk)
• Polish: ryton m
• Portuguese: ritão (pt) m
• Russian: рито́н (ru) m (ritón)
• Spanish: ritón m

References

• rhyton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Rhyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• thorny

Italian

Alternative forms

• ryton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈtɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: rhy‧tòn

Noun

rhyton m (plural rhytà)

1. rhyton

   Synonym: boccale

Further reading

• rhyton on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it